Bombay Sisters
| Bombay Sisters | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Carnatic music |
| Occupation(s) | Classical Vocalist, Duo singers |
The Bombay sisters, C. Saroja and C. Lalitha, are a Carnatic music singing duo.[1]
Early life
The Bombay Sisters C. Saroja and C. Lalitha were born at Trichur Kerala to smt.Mukthambal and sri.N.Chidambaram Iyer, the sisters were brought up in Bombay, smt.C.Saroja and smt.C.Lalitha had their education in the S.I.E.S Matunga, passed their intermediate privately from Bhopal, M.P. and completed their graduation from the Delhi University who have been trained by H. A. S. Mani, Musiri Subramania Iyer and T. K. Govinda Rao.[2][3]
Concert Performances
Part of the trend of duo singing in Carnatic music, which started in the 1950s, with performers like Radha Jayalakshmi, and Soolamangalam Sisters,[4] they have been singing since 1963 when they started with light classical music, subsequently progressing to Strong Carnatic and classical music; they sing in multiple languages including Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi and Marathi.[5] They are also known for promoting young musicians through endowments and scholarships.[6]
Awards
- Isai Peraringar Award, 2006; awarded by the Tamil Isai Sangam[7]
- Sangeetha Kalasikhamani, 2006 awarded by The Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai
- Kalaimamani for contributions to Carnatic music.[8]
- First women to be conferred the status of Asthana Vidushi by the Kanchi matha.[9]
- Sangeetha Kalanidhi Award for the year 2010 from the Madras Music Academy.[10]
- Sangeetha Choodamani Award for the year 1991 from the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha.
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for the year 2004
- S V Narayanaswamy Rao Award 2018, awarded by the Sree Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore
- Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Memorial Award 2013
- Sangeetha Kala Nipuna awarded by Mylapore Fine Arts Club, Madras in 1994
References
- ↑ Saravanan & Hari Krishnan. "Interview with Bombay Sisters". ChennaiOnline.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Bombay sisters in concert". The Hindu. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "C Saroja & C Lalita - The Bombay Sisters". Carnatica.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Sisters in song". The Hindu. 30 January 2010.
- ↑ "Concert by Bombay sisters". New Straits Times. 16 February 1994. p. 13. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Bombay Sisters with their senior students playing Tanpura at Music Academy".
- ↑ "Bombay Sisters to get Isai Perarignar Award". The Hindu. 11 November 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Profile - Bombay Sisters". ChennaiOnline.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Sheer hard work has brought us this far". The Hindu. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ↑ "Sangita Kalanidhi award for Bombay Sisters". The Hindu. 20 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20.
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